The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) has launched the 17th edition of its European Master's Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA). It provides students with the opportunity to share knowledge and skills with leading scholars from 41 prestigious European Universities and renowned human rights experts, in the classroom and during a week-long field trip.

Svein Lorentzen is retiring and leaving his post as Chair of the EWC Governing Board. We wish him all the best, and take this opportunity to express our gratitude for a productive and fruitful cooperation in our first four years as a centre!

Strasbourg, 30 November 2012 – The Council of Europe’s Director of the Directorate of Democratic Citizenship & Participation, Ms Ólöf Ólafsdóttir and EWC’s Executive Director, Ms Ana Perona-Fjeldstad signed a cooperation agreement to ensure the South East Europe Summer Academy for the coming years. Mr. Pavle Goranovic, the head of the National Bureau of Educational Services signed the agreement on behalf of Montenegro earlier in November.

On Tuesday 4 December, Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland hosted a meeting of directors and representatives from 27 major European think tanks in Strasbourg. The meeting was part of the Council's efforts to enhance its impact by strenthening the collaboration with all relevant actors having a role in broad conceptual and political debates.

2nd part of the Pestalozzi Tandem workshop on Evaluation of Transversal Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge (TASK) was held at Falstad/Norway on November 26-29. The participants presented EDC related activities they had organized at their schools since the first workshop (held in Tartu/Estonia in June), including the evaluation of their student’s development of transversal attitudes, skills and knowledge.